Àyìnlá Remains on His Knees by Adedokun Seyi (April 2018 Publication)

27/3/2018

He was shrewd at getting her heart melted
As they dialogued at one coffee-corner in the dark
Adelé wasn't in the mood to fall for the grind of his pestle
She had stayed at one side in the heart of a mortal
Just to get warmth from the talented hole created therein
Until Àyìnlá came to touch the soft part of her yam
And her obsequious part picked to kowtow to his claro call

Àyìnlá has been on his knees, pleading for the reverse of her admittance

Adedokun Seyi, nick named ‘Godsent’ was born and raised in Oyo state. He is a campus journalist and a lover of poetry. His works have been published on ‘Tell.com.ng’ ‘Thepageng’ and he has received two nominations in campus journalism. He's a proud member of the union of campus journalists where he is the deputy editor-in-chief. As a member of Lumen society where he heads the desk of capacity building, he has built interest in developing followers and leaders. He enjoys being among people who will be the chariot of development and transformation in Nigeria.
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3 Comments

Victor Ola-Matthew

6/4/2018 01:10:24 am

Let me just say that the adedokun uses the utensils in this poem is absurd, but he pulled it off and made absurd awesome. Loved it, sincerely

Victor Ola-Matthew

6/4/2018 01:13:14 am

But since its a poem if I'm not wrong, It would have been better if the things like Adele, mortar, pestle had hysterics, so that they could be explained below. Not everyone who stumbles on a poem is a good poem interpreter

Oluwatimilehin

19/4/2018 03:12:06 pm

The inference of a perverse mind will do no good to this piece. For the poet's descriptive words aids such.
However, a judicious, subject to be called a myopic view reveals an indepth description of making Pounded yam (a delicious meal in Yoruba land) with the use of mortar & pestle.